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Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Deborah Kegel
Astronomy, Computer Science, Electrical Eng & Mathematics Librarian
Science & Engineering Library
Phone: (858)534-1215
Email me or Ask-a-Librarian
  • Looking for journal articles? Start with INSPEC or go to Astrophysics Data System
    • NEW! Cross-search INSPEC and Science Citation Index on ISI Web of Knowledge.
  • Looking for a book or a specific journal? Use Roger.
  • Best places to start: Article Databases, Data (Numeric/Property), and Maps/Atlases.
Search for Sage's recommended websites in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Featured Sites
  1. Astrophysics Data System Key site
    1975-present. NASA-funded database provides access to four sets of abstracts with links to full-text images of journal articles.[Full Description]
    http://adswww.harvard.edu/ads_abstracts.html
  2. INSPEC Key site [UCSD Only]
    1898-present. Indexes articles in physics, geophysics, astronomy, computers, information technology, electronics, biomedical, control, electrical & ocean engineering, acoustics. Also good for conference proceedings & IEEE stds.[Full Description]
    http://uclibs.org/PID/22771
    INSPEC Quick Reference Card
    Finding Conference Proceedings
  3. PROLA: Physical Review Online Archive Key site [UCSD Only]
    A complete historical archive of publications of the American Physical Society, this searchable archive currently includes all APS journal content back to 1893(including Physical Review, Physical Review Letters, and Reviews of Modern Physics).[Full Description]
    http://prola.aps.org/
    PROLA help page
  4. Astronomical Society of the Pacific
    Web site of the largest general astronomy society in the world. Includes extensive links to other astronomy sites, planetaria, and astronomy clubs and organizations.[Full Description]
    http://astrosociety.org/
  5. Astroweb
    Web sites of interest in astronomy and astrophysics.[Full Description]
    http://www.stsci.edu/astroweb/astronomy.html
  6. Consolidated Lunar Atlas
    A digital version of a loose-leaf atlas containing photographic prints of all of the best images taken from Earth-based telescopes. Originally reproduced and distributed in limited quantities to support the Apollo missions to the Moon.[Full Description]
    http://purl.org/NET/CLA
  7. Web Of Science - Science Citation Index [UCSD Only]
    1900-present. Indexes 6,000 key science journals--an excellent place to start looking for articles. Search by author, keywords, organization and cited reference. Create citation alerts to get weekly notices when new, relevant citations are added.[Full Description]
    http://uclibs.org/PID/12610
    Overview Tutorial
    JOURNAL CITATION REPORTS ONLINE
    Tutorial Movies on Using Web of Science
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